"role of Mother. Much of the publicity for the 2000 film focused on Agutter's involvement in both films made a generation apart. The Railway Children (1970 film) The Railway Children is a 1970 British drama film based on the novel of the same name by E. Nesbit. The film was directed by Lionel Jeffries, and stars Dinah Sheridan, Jenny Agutter (who had earlier featured in the successful BBC's 1968 dramatisation of the novel), Sally Thomsett and Bernard Cribbins in leading roles. The film was released to cinemas in the United Kingdom on 21 December 1970. The film rights were bought"
"Nesbit's novel The Railway Children may have been plagiarised from Ada J. Graves’s ""The House by the Railway"", which was published in 1896 and later serialised in a 1904 children’s annual. Both works bear remarkable similarities in plot. In both stories, children avert a train disaster by waving red flags made from pieces of their clothing to attract the driver’s attention. The young heroes in both books are presented with engraved watches. Both stories also end with a family being reunited. Graves, who was distantly related to the war poet Robert Graves, married Dr. Edward Rainsford Mumford (1876-1953), in Newfoundland"
"Christopher Awdry Christopher Vere Awdry (born 2 July 1940) is an English author known for his contributions to ""The Railway Series"" of books featuring Thomas the Tank Engine, which was started by his father, the Rev. W. Awdry (1911–1997). He has also produced children's books based on a number of other railways, as well as non-fiction articles and books on heritage railways. He was born at Devizes, the family moving to Kings Norton, Birmingham when he was aged 5 months. Awdry was educated at Worksop College, a public school in North Nottinghamshire. Christopher Awdry is in many ways responsible for"
"in the Air"" (1980) ""Roddy and the Miniature Railway"" (1980) ""Two Village Dinosaurs"" (1981) ""The Railway Cat"" (1985) ""The Real Sawrey"" (1985) ""The Railway Cat and Digby"" (1986) ""The Railway Cat's Secret"" (1987) ""The Dinosaur Field"" (1989) ""The Railway Cat on the Run"" (1996) ""The Railway Cat and the Ghost"" (1997) ""The Railway Cat and the Horse"" (1999) Phyllis Arkle Phyllis Arkle (Chester, 23 April 1910 – 1997), was an English author of children's books. She was born and educated in Chester, but 1959 saw her move to the village of Twyford, Berkshire. Among her works was ""The Railway Cat"""
"no more than he was used to"". In the book ""The Railway Children,"" written by Edith Nesbit in 1906, the children observe a game of paper chase. The book was made into a television series four times and into a movie twice, the most recent of which was in 2000. In the novel ""Daddy Long Legs,"" written in 1912 by Jean Webster, the girls play a game of paper chase where the hares cheat: they leave a paper trail indicating they entered a locked barn through a high window, while in actuality they went around the building. In by H.P."
"characters were almost all based upon real classes of locomotive, and some of the railways themselves were directly based upon real lines in the British Isles. Characters and stories from the books formed the basis of the children's television series ""Thomas & Friends"". Audio adaptations of ""The Railway Series"" have been recorded at various times under the title ""The Railway Stories"". The stories began in 1942, when two-year-old Christopher Awdry had caught measles and was confined to a darkened room. His father would tell him stories and rhymes to cheer him up. One of Christopher's favourite rhymes was: <poem>Early in"
"The Railway Series The Railway Series is a set of story books about a railway system located on the fictional Island of Sodor. There are 42 books in the series, the first being published in 1945. Twenty-six were written by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry, up to 1972. A further 16 were written by his son, Christopher Awdry; 14 between 1983 and 1996, and two more in 2007 and 2011. Nearly all of ""The Railway Series"" stories were based upon real-life events. As a lifelong railway enthusiast, Awdry was keen that his stories should be as realistic as possible. The engine"
"The Railway Stories The Railway Stories are a series of audio adaptations of The Railway Series books by the Rev. W Awdry and his son Christopher. Nearly all of the 42 books in the series have been recorded by one of five different narrators: Johnny Morris, William Rushton, Ted Robbins, Michael Angelis, and even the Rev. W. Awdry himself. The first known audio adaptation was a 7"" (33⅓rpm) EP narrated by the Rev. W. Awdry himself (see photo), with ""background effects taken from real engines"". This record, released in 1957 by Chiltern Records of Princes Risborough, contained two stories –"
"Hildegarde Swift Hildegarde H. Swift (January 10, 1890 – January 10, 1977) was a published children's book author. One of her books, """" was the recipient of the Newbery Honor Medal. She is best known for her book ""The Railroad to Freedom"". She won the prestigious Newbery Honor in 1933. Hildegarde Swift was born in Clinton, New York on January 10, 1890. Her father, Author S. Hoyt was an English Literature professor at Hamilton College. Swift had a different educational background than most. In her younger years, she had private tutors and attended European boarding schools. She later graduated from"
"the country. They were called: ""Bad Days for Thomas and His Friends / More Bad Days for Thomas and His Friends"". The train operator Virgin Trains produced a colouring book for young passengers based on the stories. A series of six books has been produced featuring locomotives from the Eastbourne Miniature Steam Railway, and illustrated by Marc Vyvyan-Jones. Published by Dean (Reed Children's Books), 1990–1997, illustrated by Ken Stott.<br> Christopher Awdry Christopher Vere Awdry (born 2 July 1940) is an English author known for his contributions to ""The Railway Series"" of books featuring Thomas the Tank Engine, which was started"
"The Boxcar Children The Boxcar Children is a classic children's literary franchise originally created and written by the American first-grade school teacher Gertrude Chandler Warner. Today, the series includes well over 150 titles. The series is aimed at readers in grades 2–6. Originally published in 1924 by Rand McNally (as ""The Box-Car Children"") and reissued in a shorter revised form in 1942 by Albert Whitman & Company, ""The Boxcar Children"" tells the story of four orphaned children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny. They create a home for themselves in an abandoned boxcar in the forest. They eventually meet their grandfather,"
"red petticoats to stop the train whilst Graves has them using a red jacket. A 200-metre footpath in Lee, Greater London is named ""Railway Children Walk"" to commemorate Nesbit's novel of the same name. The short walkway connects Lee High Road to Grove Park, a nearby public park. A similar path is also located in Oxenhope. In the last episode of the first season of British crime series ""Happy Valley"" (2014) a schoolteacher is reading a happy end part of ""The Railway Children"", after which a schoolboy wants to find his father, though the latter has been warned of as"
"were just learning English, so The Boxcar Children gave them a fun story that was easy to read. Warner once wrote that the original book ""raised a storm of protest from librarians who thought the children were having too good a time without any parental control! That is exactly why children like it!"" The Boxcar Children The Boxcar Children is a classic children's literary franchise originally created and written by the American first-grade school teacher Gertrude Chandler Warner. Today, the series includes well over 150 titles. The series is aimed at readers in grades 2–6. Originally published in 1924 by"
"Phyllis Arkle Phyllis Arkle (Chester, 23 April 1910 – 1997), was an English author of children's books. She was born and educated in Chester, but 1959 saw her move to the village of Twyford, Berkshire. Among her works was ""The Railway Cat"" (1983) and the Roddy the Roadman series (beginning in 1970). Arkle's death was in 1997. ""Roddy the Roadman"" (1970) ""Roddy and the Rustlers"" (1972) ""Magic at Midnight"" (1974) ""Roddy on the Motorway"" (1974) ""Roddy on the Canal"" (1975) ""Grandma's Own Zoo"" (1979) ""Roddy and the Puma"" (1979) ""The Village Dinosaur"" (1979) ""The Adventures of Blunter Button"" (1980) ""Magic"
"Tootle Tootle () is a children's book written by Gertrude Crampton and illustrated by Tibor Gergely in 1945. It is part of Simon & Schuster's Little Golden Books series. As of 2001, it was the all-time third best-selling hardcover children's book in English. The protagonist is Tootle, a baby locomotive attending train school. Tootle hopes to grow up to be the Flyer on the New York-Chicago route. His schoolwork includes tasks such as stopping at red flags and pulling a dining car without spilling the soup. His most important lesson is that he must always stay on the rails. Bill,"
"from ""The House by the Railway"" by Ada J. Graves, a book first published in 1896 and serialised in a popular magazine in 1904, a year before ""The Railway Children"" first appeared. In both works the children's adventures bear remarkable similarities. At the climax Nesbit's characters use red petticoats to stop the train whilst Graves has them using a red jacket. A one-act, one woman play, 'Larks and Magic', based on Nesbit's life, has been created by Alison Neil, and tours venues in the UK beginning in 2018. ""The Complete History of the Bastable Family"" (1928) is a posthumous omnibus"
"The Railroad Adventures of Chen Sing The Railroad Adventures of Chen Sing is a chapter book for young readers written by George Chiang and illustrated by Jessica Warner. The book was published in hardcover, paperback and ebook on March 1, 2017 and has won the Pacific Book Award, The Reader Views Reviewer's Choice Award and two Global Ebook Awards. The book is a work of historical fiction inspired by stories that Isaac (Ike) Sing told to Chiang in the late 1990s. Chiang made two trips, totalling a period of three weeks, to Sing's home in Cawston, British Columbia and recorded"
"The Underground Railroad (book) The Underground Railroad Records is an 1872 book by William Still, who is known as the Father of the Underground Railroad. It is subtitled A record of facts, authentic narratives, letters, &c., narrating the hardships, hair-breadth escapes and death struggles of the slaves in their efforts for freedom, as related by themselves and others, or witnessed by the author; together with sketches of some of the largest stockholders, and most liberal aiders and advisers, of the road. The book chronicles the stories and methods of some 649 slaves who escaped to freedom via the Underground Railroad."
"Wordsworth and the novels of the Brontë sisters are perhaps the most famous examples of writing inspired by these elemental forces. Classics of children's literature such as ""The Railway Children"" (1906), ""The Secret Garden"" (1911) and ""Swallows and Amazons"" (1930) portray these largely untouched landscapes as worlds of adventure and transformation where their protagonists can break free of the restrictions of society. Modern poets such as the former Poet Laureate Ted Hughes and Oxford Professor of Poetry Simon Armitage have found inspiration in the Northern countryside, producing works that take advantage of the sounds and rhythms of Northern English dialects."
"Ghost Train (book) Ghost Train is an award-winning children's picture book by Chinese-Canadian historian and writer Paul Yee. It is illustrated with oil paintings by Chinese-Canadian artist Harvey Chan. The book was first published in 1996. The story, first published in Canada, is told through the eyes of a young girl, Choon-yi, born to poor peasants in southern China. She has only one arm, and her mother rejects her, but her father loves her dearly and encourages her artistic gift. When she is 12, her father leaves for America to work on the railway being built through the mountains. After"
"Award for best Entertainment in 2011. The stage adaptation, produced by the National Railway Museum and York Theatre Royal, reopened in December 2014 in a new theatre behind London's Kings Cross station and is due to close on 8 January 2017. In 2011, Nesbit was accused of lifting the plot of the book from ""The House by the Railway"" by Ada J. Graves, a book first published in 1896 and serialised in a popular magazine in 1904, a year before ""The Railway Children"" first appeared. In both works the children's adventures bear remarkable similarities. At the climax Nesbit's characters use"
"The British Railway series The British Railway Stories (formerly The British Railway Series) is a series of books and films written and filmed by Simon A.C. Martin and illustrated by railway artist Dean Walker. The books were written as a way of educating children about the railways of Britain towards the end of steam locomotion, and deliver them in a series of enjoyable and insightful stories. There have been 18 episodes of ""The British Railway Series"" published to YouTube, but creator Simon Martin has stated numerous times that he was unhappy with the original story arc and filming techniques, which"
"the lesson learned, the town cheers for him and rewards Tootle the Flyer the route to Chicago. Many years later, an older and wiser Tootle teaches some new locomotives lessons, including ""Stay on the rails no matter what."" Tootle Tootle () is a children's book written by Gertrude Crampton and illustrated by Tibor Gergely in 1945. It is part of Simon & Schuster's Little Golden Books series. As of 2001, it was the all-time third best-selling hardcover children's book in English. The protagonist is Tootle, a baby locomotive attending train school. Tootle hopes to grow up to be the Flyer"
"The Children (Halberstam) The Children is a 1999 book by David Halberstam which chronicles the 1959–1962 Nashville Student Movement.. Among the topics covered are the Nashville sit-ins, the Freedom Riders, the formation of SNCC, and activists including James Lawson, James Bevel, Diane Nash, John Lewis, Bernard Lafayette, Marion Barry, and C. T. Vivian. The book was described by ""Kirkus Reviews"" as ""a powerful account of a critical time in American history, related in both close-up and wide view."" ""Publisher's Weekly"" called the work ""at once intimate and monumental"", making note of its ""brief, informative essays"" on ""the sociology of all-white"
"Association named it one of ""Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children"". In 2012 it was ranked number 15 among all-time children's novels in a survey published by ""School Library Journal"", a monthly with primarily U.S. audience. (""A Little Princess"" was ranked number 56 and ""Little Lord Fauntleroy"" did not make the Top 100.) Jeffrey Masson considers ""The Secret Garden"" ""one of the greatest books ever written for children"". In an oblique compliment, Barbara Sleigh has her title character reading ""The Secret Garden"" on the train at the beginning of her children's novel ""Jessamy"". The first filmed version was made in"
"Roald Dahl's Guide to Railway Safety Roald Dahl's Guide to Railway Safety was published in 1991 by the British Railways Board. The British Railways Board had asked Roald Dahl to write the text of the booklet, and Quentin Blake to illustrate it, to help young people enjoy using the railways safely. The booklet is structured as a conversation with children. In the introduction, Dahl laments that adults are always telling children what to do and what not to do, and says he would not have agreed to write the booklet, which tells children what to do, if not for the"
"Carnegie Medal, conferred by the Library Association (now CILIP), recognises the year's best children's or young adult's book. The Guardian Prize is a once-in-a-lifetime award judged by a panel of British children's writers and limited to fiction books. ""Stop the Train"" (Oxford, 2001) was ""Highly Commended"" for the Carnegie Medal. From 1988 to 2018, McCaughrean has eight times made the Carnegie shortlist and is one of only eight authors to have won it twice since its creation in 1936. Geraldine McCaughrean Geraldine McCaughrean ( ; born 6 June 1951) is a British children's novelist. She has written more than 170"
"Michael Allen Austin Michael Allen Austin (born August 30, 1965) is an American illustrator, best known for his work in children’s books. Among the titles he has illustrated are ""Cowpoke Clyde and Dirty Dawg,"" written by Lori Mortensen; ""The Horned Toad Prince,"" written by Jackie Mims Hopkins; and ""Railroad John and the Red Rock Run,"" written by Tony Crunk. His illustrations have also appeared in magazines, such as ""Highlights for Children, Spider"" and ""Cricket,"" as well as galleries and museums throughout the United States. The older of two sons, Austin grew up in Florida, drawing favorite characters from The Addams"
"Railways, and his wife Maria, in their house in Bucharest. The Călinescu family, along with their housekeeper and the child, moved first to Botoşani, then to Iaşi, where Gheorghe Vişan, the future writer, matriculated at the Şcoala ""Carol I"" (affiliated to the Boarding High School). In 1907, Maria Vişan accepted the Călinescus' offer to formally adopt her son, who then took the name Gheorghe Călinescu. This was his real name until his death, but, because he used the pen name G. Călinescu, after his death an apochryphal, wrong, ""George Călinescu"" name was forged by the common use. As a child"
"The Railway (novel) The Railway () is one of the famous novels of Hamid Ismailov. The book was originally written before he left Uzbekistan and was translated into English by Robert Chandler, and was published in 2006. A Russian edition was published in Moscow in 1997 under the pseudonym Altaer Magdi (). The novel is plotted in Gilas, a fictitious small town on the ancient Silk Route in Uzbekistan. The heart of the novel and the town is a railway station, which sets the connection between the town and the greater world. Gilas has people from all over - Armenians,"
"Ada J. Graves Ada J. (Jane) Graves (14 April 1870 – 8 July 1918) was a British children’s writer. She was born in Benares, Bengal, the daughter of James Speed Graves and Charlotte Graves. In 1881 her family was living in Midlothian, Scotland. Graves is known for two books published round the turn of the 20th century: ""The House by the Railway"" (1896) illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick and ""Four Little People and their Year at Silverhaven"" (1898) illustrated by Florence Meyerheim. She also wrote ""The Little Brown House"" (1902). In 2011, it was claimed that significant sections of E."
"The Railway (poem) The Railway () is a poem by Nikolai Nekrasov written in early 1864. Banned by censors in May and first published on November 24, 1865, in the October issue of ""Sovremennik"", it is regarded as one of the most powerful anti-capitalist statements of 19th-century Russian literature. The poem is based upon the real history of the construction of the Nikolayevskaya (now Saint Petersburg–Moscow Railway) between 1843 and 1851. The builders, most of whom were peasant serfs, were paid the average 3 rubles per month, cheated even out of this by their supervisors and punished by lashes for"
"but only to warn an approaching train of the danger of a landslide on the track ahead. The BBFC also pointed out that the film was set in Edwardian times when access to railway lines was not under the same restrictions as modern times. The film has left a lasting impression on the British film industry and audiences. In 1999, the British Film Institute (BFI) put ""The Railway Children"" in 66th place in its list of the Top 100 British films of all time. Five years later, the film magazine ""Total Film"" named it the 46th greatest British film of"